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Its original name as the American Eugenics Society lasted from 1922 to 1973, but the group changed their name after open use of the term "eugenics" became disfavored; it was known as the Society for the Study of Social Biology from 1973–2008, and the Society for Biodemography and Social Biology from 2008–2019.
Popenoe in 1915. Paul Bowman Popenoe (October 16, 1888 – June 19, 1979) was an American marriage counselor, eugenicist and agricultural explorer. He was an influential advocate of the compulsory sterilization of mentally ill people and people with mental disabilities, and the father of marriage counseling in the United States.
Samuel Jackson Holmes (March 7, 1868 – March 5, 1964 [1] [2]) was an American zoologist and eugenicist. He was a professor at the University of California, Berkeley from 1912 to 1938. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He was a genetics researcher who studied animal behavior, heredity, and evolution. [ 4 ]
[12] [16] In years to come, the ERO and the American Eugenics Society collected a mass of family pedigrees and provided training for eugenics field workers who were sent to analyze individuals at various institutions, such as mental hospitals and orphanage institutions, across the United States. [17]
Henry Fairfield Osborn, Sr. FRS [1] (August 8, 1857 – November 6, 1935) [2] was an American paleontologist, geologist and eugenics advocate. He was the president of the American Museum of Natural History for 25 years and a cofounder of the American Eugenics Society .
While the eugenics movement of that time seemed short-lived, Lovett's research shows how the American Eugenics Society's work rolled over into post-World War II housing development decisions, the ...
Carl Campbell Brigham was born May 4, 1890, in Marlborough, Massachusetts, to Charles Francis Brigham and Ida B. (Campbell) Brigham, the third of four children.His family has roots in early Massachusetts Bay Colony with ancestors that included Thomas Brigham (1603–1653) [2] and Edmund Rice (1594–1663). [3]
The world’s largest human genetics group apologized for some of its founding members’ role in the American eugenics movement and The post Human genetics group apologizes for ‘findings ...